Solar

Catalyze, a clean energy transition company that serves commercial and industrial customers, recently inaugurated its Amherst, N.Y., solar farm. The 6.4 MW facility will produce clean energy on behalf of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA), which serves low-to-moderate income residential customers. Ampion, a community solar subscription management company, enrolled the BMHA. More than 1,300 …

Catalyze Solar Farm Brings Renewable Energy to Upstate New York Read More »

Chris Cartwright TransUnion has secured an 8.5 MW agreement with Constellation to purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Chicago headquarters, which will also reduce TransUnion’s emissions associated with purchased electricity (Scope 2 emissions). Through a 12-year agreement beginning in April 2025, TransUnion will purchase energy and renewable energy certificates (RECs) …

TransUnion to Reduce Carbon Emissions via Renewable Energy Purchase Read More »

Bob Frenzel Xcel Energy has broken ground at the Sherco Solar project near Becker, Minn., which is expected to become the Upper Midwest’s largest solar array serving customers across the region. The 460 MW Sherco Solar project will provide enough clean energy to power 100,000 homes across the Upper Midwest once complete in 2025. The …

Xcel Begins 460 MW Solar Project to Serve Upper Midwest Read More »

Gregg Patterson Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel frame for solar modules that lowers cost, reduces carbon emissions and improves module performance and value, has production samples of its new Gen 2 steel module frame ready for evaluation and certification testing.  Leveraging the significant investment in U.S. module-production capacity by sourcing domestic steel frames …

Origami Solar Steel Frame Offers Chance for Energy Independence  Read More »

David Lopez Panasonic has elevated 12 authorized members of its Panasonic Installer Program to elite- and premium-level status. “The expanded installer network will give more homeowners the opportunity to purchase high-quality Evervolt solar energy solutions protected by industry leading warranties from a trusted brand with over a century of proven staying power,” says David Lopez, …

Panasonic Promotes Authorized Installer Program Participants Read More »

Giovanni Bertolino Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA LLC, has chosen Inola, Okla., as the site of its new industrial-scale manufacturing facility for innovative, sustainable photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The over 2 million-square-foot, 3 GW factory, about 25 miles east of Tulsa, Okla., represents a planned investment in excess of $1 billion, …

Enel to Bring Major PV Manufacturing Facility to Oklahoma Read More »

Vishal Lala Polar Racking, a North American supplier and manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has added two U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce solar mounting solutions. Located in Michigan and Florida, the facilities will help Polar Racking meet the growing demand for U.S. manufactured solar mounting solutions, reduce lead times and help build the domestic solar …

Polar Racking Expands U.S. Manufacturing Capacity with Two New Facilities Read More »

Dan Javan Suntuity Renewables, a provider of renewable energy solutions, and Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into an agreement to become a combined, publicly traded company. After the transaction closes, the combined company will be named Suntuity Inc. (New Suntuity), and its Class A common stock and warrants …

Suntuity Renewables to Combine with Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp. and Go Public Read More »

CDE Lightband, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Silicon Ranch have broken ground on two solar farms in Clarksville, Tenn.: the 2 MW Solar Band – Red Array and the 4.75 MW Solar Band – Orange Array. Both projects are expected to be operational and delivering energy to the Clarksville community …

Partners Kick Off Construction on Pair of Solar Projects Read More »

Nextracker and Ojjo’s Titan and Aragorn projects in Texas Ojjo, a provider of solar foundations, has expanded the compatibility of its patented Earth Truss System to include racking, mounting and tracking solutions from GameChange Solar. GameChange Solar joins existing Ojjo tracker partners Array Technologies and Nextracker. Ojjo’s novel design typically requires significantly less steel volume …

GameChange Solar Tracking Solutions Now Compatible with Ojjo Foundations Read More »